January 9, 2017, according to the Chinese rubber chemicals
trading network statistics, rubber additives products in 2017
continued the gains of last year, the gains is large and supply
is tight. Antioxidant RD, 6PPD, IPPD rose 40% last year, this
year has gone up 24%; accelerator large varieties rose 10% -17%;
accelerator small varieties rose 10%.

First, prices in January mainly affected by environmental
factors
Continuous haze in the north weather and national environmental
supervision, resulting in limited capacity.
Rubber chemicals included in the chemical industry, and a lot of
additives in the production process will produce wastewater and
waste gas, especially the acid-base method of M. Environmental
inspection will inevitably affect the industry supply and demand
imbalance, the company operating costs increase leads to product
prices.
From October to November last year, Shandong Province, the
Central Environmental Protection Group led to the local
production of large enterprises affected, from mid-November to
December fog haze, resulting in the majority of local enterprises
are still in production, limited production status. Shandong,
Henan and Tianjin are the main areas of rubber accelerator, also
affected by its impact on the overall supply of antioxidant and
accelerator industry.

Second, the market outlook forecast
1.The recent production of raw materials, rubber chemicals prices
stabilized.
Aniline, carbon disulfide, sulfur, zinc oxide, various types of
amines and other chemical raw materials, in the first few months
of substantial price increases, the recent price stabilization,
raw material weakening factors.
2.The first quarter of this year, accelerator, antioxidant
overall supply tight by the impact of environmental, in short
supply, prices are supported, environmental factors continue.
In the rubber chemicals downstream, tire, non-tire products
industry no substantial increase in demand, the follow-up prices
rise or not or gains, mainly decided by the intensity of
environmental inspection and factory operating rate.